Man arrested for allegedly running down woman, cop

Pamela Mirghani

A teenager has been charged after he allegedly ran down a woman when she got out of her car after he honked his horn at her at an intersection.

The 47-year-old woman was stationary at the corner of Elliot and Wanneroo roads on Saturday afternoon when a white Nissan Skyline pulled up behind her vehicle and honked the horn excessively.

The woman stepped out of her car to see what was wrong but had started to get back in because she believed the man was agitated when the 19-year-old allegedly drove towards her.

The woman hit the Nissan’s bonnet before the driver allegedly reversed the car, swerving from side to side in an attempt to dislodge her.

After driving about 60 metres, the woman fell off the bonnet receiving minor injuries and the Nissan drove off.

Police allege the incident was the second of the day, after the man narrowly missed hitting a police officer a short time earlier, at 12.30pm.

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The officer heard tyres screeching and the revving of an engine on Stockholm Street in Wanneroo and walked onto the road to stop the vehicle.

The driver allegedly sped up and drove straight towards the officer, causing him to jump to the side of the road to avoid being hit.

The Wanneroo man has been charged with reckless driving, an unlawful act with intent to harm, failure to report an accident, failure to stop when called upon, failure to stop after a traffic accident and failure to render assistance.

He will appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on Wednesday, December 19.